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Originally Posted by Pete
When I read the title first, I honestly thought the "ikpu" part meant female genital. Wondering why uwa ga acho ikpu, maybe we have many missing ikpus?  Or maybe because I heard the word used that way more than any other.
Just like English, one word can mean different things. |
Yes o but nke igbo puru iche...
Egbe
Egbe
Akwa - Bridge
Akwa - Egg
Akwa - Bed
Akwa - Cry
Akwa - Cloth
ohu - genital
ohu - (number...can't remember which one)
ohu - vision
ohu - slave
Ikpu
Ikpu
Ikpu
ite
ite
otu
otu
otu
Difference is you can easily send the wrong message where the Igbo words are concerned...sometimes you're bound to slip and spit out the wrong word...